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Whilst most individuals who diet in the world do so to lose weight, there are also those who diet to gain weight. There are far fewer who would like to put on weight, it is a fact, but the number is still significant.

Who would like to put on weight? The vast majority of those who would like to put on weight have been ill and maybe for a long time.

However another group of individuals who would like to put on weight are those concerned with power sports. They would like to ‘bulk up’ their muscles in order to be able to lift heavier weights. There are a lot of products on the market to assist athletes bulk up, but most of them contain protein and/or creatine and a host of vitamins and nutrients.

The fact is that you can make extra muscle without supplements but you will still have to consume more and work out more. Dietary supplements of extra protein, nutrients and vitamins only serve to speed up the process.

Protein is the preferred supplement to gain weight among body-builders, field athletes and weight lifters. Protein can be derived from many sources, but body builders prefer their foremost sources to be whey, soy and eggs.

This is because these sources contain very little or no fat and especially cholesterol. Most people in training seem to prefer about two grammes of protein per pound of body weight. Protein can be bought as a food additive, tablets, milkshake powder or in the form of a nutrition bar.

Creatine is also a very popular source of bulking up muscles but it is more complicated to use. You must be prepared to read and obey the directions on the box if you want to attempt using creatine.

The basic course of action of using creatine is to ‘load’ your body with the supplement with a precise event in mind and then to use it for that event. Some individuals take this to mean two activities a week!

Vitamins and so-called micro-vitamins are also vital supplements if you want to gain weight in a good, healthy manner. Every cubic centimetre of your body needs its quota of vitamins, so if you would like to put on weight it just makes sense that you will need more vitamins and nutrients as well.

If you bulk up by eating healthy food the extra vitamins are not a problem, but if you try to take a short-cut by using bulking agents as described above, you will have to check that you actually are getting everything that you require to bulk up those muscles.

Muscle-building supplements do work, but they have to be used sensibly. It is not always necessary to go to a physician first, but you should talk to someone who has some knowledge on the topic. Not another body-builder, but someone like the coach or trainer at your local fitness centre.

If you are way out of shape or have other problems, the trainer may suggest that you go see a physician first, in which case you would be unwise not to heed his or her advice before attempting to use supplements to build muscle.

Owen Jones, the author of this piece, writes on several subjects, and is now concerned with omega 6 and omega 3. If you want to know more, please go to our site at Omega 6 9

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